[UPDATE-Jul 7, 2026-Israel-Iran War] Gaza-Hamas, Lebanon-Hezbollah, Syria: Real Time Reaction and Analysis

Iranian general: ‘Only Iran or Israel will remain’ A senior adviser to Iran’s new supreme leader declared that the war with Israel is existential and predicted Israel’s destruction. Former IRGC commander Maj. Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi issued an explicit threat against Israel while attending the funeral ceremonies of the eliminated Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. “This is an existential war between Iran and Israel, and only one of them will remain,” Safavi declared. “I am certain that Israel will be destroyed.” Safavi, who now serves as a senior military adviser to Mojtaba Khamenei, compared Ali Khamenei’s elimination to Ashura—the defining…